Sideloading iPhone apps creates a security risk says Apple’s Tim Cook, so don’t force us to support it

Apple chief Tim Cook has hit out at proposed competition laws that would force it to allow apps to be downloaded from other app stores, something known as ‘sideloading’ which he warned could undermine security. Cook on Tuesday used his speech at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) summit to express Apple’s alarm about US and European proposals that could force it to let users sideload apps on the iPhone outside of the App Store.

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